US charges five linked to Scattered Spider cybercrime gang

The U.S. Department of Justice charged five alleged members of the Scattered Spider hacking collective for a scheme that used SMS phishing, social engineering, MFA fatigue, and SIM swaps to steal employee credentials, exfiltrate confidential data, hijack accounts, and transfer millions from cryptocurrency wallets; the report lists accused individuals, victim organizations, and the group's tactics and partnerships with ransomware gangs.